Discover Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Support Hub has diverse opportunities for taking a leap into entrepreneurship. Filter below by the categories that apply to you and your ideas.
Opportunities that accept applications on a rolling basis are listed as an "all-year" deadline.
Current Opportunities

Rodenberry: Catalyst Fund

The Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges.

Vets in Tech: Startup Network

A collaborative environment where veterans and military spouses can get access to capital, support resources and talent in order to launch, grow, and scale their startups.

Zane Venture Fund: Pitch

Our fund specifically targets bold founders in the (American) Southeast who are creating tech-enabled solutions with innovative business models and early signs of traction. Accepting pitches on a rolling basis.

Genius Guild: Pitch

Genius Guild invests in innovations that improve the health and wellbeing of diverse communities. We look for high growth companies with scalable business models, and exceptional founders.

IFEL: Free Grow Your Business Workshop
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We specialize in pairing business owners with the expertise needed to strengthen their business core, connecting entrepreneurs to networks of influence, and breaking down barriers that limit access to capital. Best of all, many services are FREE of charge due to grant support.

#LatinaGeeks Membership

Membership is free. You will join a vibrant community of builders, dreamers, and doers who support each other’s professional growth.

Lightship Capital: Pitch
Lightship Capital invests in remarkable businesses led by FOC (Founders of Color), LBGTQ+, Women & Innovators with Disabilities. We're interested in Consumer Packaged Goods, E-Commerce, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, and Health Tech.

Plain Sight Capital: Pitch

Pitch Plain Sight on a rolling basis. We invest in pre-seed and seed product-led B2B SaaS companies that can scale horizontally.

Plug In Ventures: Pre-Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Pre-Accelerator Program equips you with the essential tools to validate your business ideas and prepare for growth.

Plug In Ventures: Accelerator

Designed for Black and LatinX founders in Southern California, our Accelerator Program is for founders ready to take their startups to the next level. Hybrid participation options and up to $100K in equity investment are available.

New Profit: Discovery Grantee Interest

We provide funding to nonprofit organizations led by high-impact social entrepreneurs who are expanding access and opportunity in America by leveraging their proximity to the genius, talent, and vision of the communities they serve. Discovery forms are accepted on a rolling basis.

Startups on the Blocks Community

Startups on the Blocks was created to build an entrepreneurial ecosystem for historically marginalized black and brown communities so that they may recognize, utilize, and benefit from the resources that surround them in creating and building their businesses.
Stay Tuned. New Opportunities coming your way soon! In the meantime, please check out our Past Opportunities for an idea of what’s to come.
Past Opportunities

ASU Prep Microschool Entrepreneur Fellowship

If you have an innovative idea for a microschool focused on K–12 learners ASU Prep can help you get started. This year-long fellowship program will give you access to robust training, proven curriculum resources, teaching methodologies, and ongoing support.

Boettcher Foundation: Community Connection Grant (Winter)

These grants often help fund the construction of facilities with multi-use spaces, bring together nonprofit organizations and cross-sector partners in shared locations, or make strategic investments that elevate successful initiatives to the next level.

Y Combinator: Next Batch

Y Combinator is accepting applications for the Spring 2025 Batch funding cycle. Groups work in-person from April - June 2025 in San Francisco.

Montessori Credential Grant

Our goal is to train and foster communities of practice for 60+ Black Montessori educators over the next two years. Through the Montessori Credential grant, we do just that by funding scholarships for Black educators interested in obtaining a Montessori credential.

Google Accelerator: Cloud AI

A new ten-week accelerator class for high potential AI first technology startups based in the U.S. and Canada.

Village Capital: US Women in Tech Accelerator


Obama Leaders Program

For leaders working in the public sector, civil society, and the private sector who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the common good.

Watson Institute: The Retail Readiness Entrepreneurship Training Program 2025

A 16-week program to support underserved agricultural entrepreneurs to become retail ready, funded by Wal-Mart.

EdLoC: Boulder Fund


Fund 17: BenchMarks Incubator

BenchMarks Incubator is an 8 week program that pairs early-stage entrepreneurs with Business Case Managers to work on a defined goal in: Marketing, Legal, Finance, or Business Planning.

Watson Institute: BMO Fellowship 2025

The BMO Fellowship, powered by Watson Institute, empowers promising sustainability entrepreneurs with a virtual program and funding.

Watson Institute: Ford Philanthropy Mobility Fellowship 2025

A fully-funded virtual program to empower mobility and transportation focused entrepreneurs and community leaders
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